Residential space standards - general requirements

Space standards refer to the requirement for adequate space provided to future residents to ensure accommodation is of a high quality and affords space for living. It is important to achieve a minimum size for new units for residential use in order to provide appropriate amenity to all future users. The space standards set out in Appendix C of the Plan Strategy deal with internal space within new residential dwellings and wheelchair housing (see Section entitled 'Space standards for wheelchair housing'), and are applicable across all tenures. The space standards comprise a calculation of the internal floorspace area and set requirements at a defined level of occupancy in conjunction with the number of bedrooms proposed.